Today's "Best of the Web Today" contains this gem from media darling Sen. Barack Obama. Hypocrisy, Anyone? "Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois today urged hundreds of blacks not to vote along racial lines next week in Maryland's Senate race. Obama, the only black U.S. senator, came to the state to rally support for Democratic Rep. […]
One of Congress' most useful actions in the past decade was the creation of a national do-no-call list. The list has proven very popular -- those who like to talk to telemarketers at dinner time being a minority among the American populace -- but it has some loopholes. First, is the exception allowed for companies […]
From an Associated Press article on Sen. John Kerry's recent idiocy: One thing the episode does show, says a prominent analyst of political communication, is that more than ever, politicians need to listen to themselves while speaking, and catch remarks that could be misconstrued. Call it self-editing, or self-monitoring _ Kerry was not doing that […]
I go to work and Sen. John Kerry continues his meltdown. The smart thing to do is to issue the following statement: In a lame attempt to make a joke at the president's expense I misspoke. I am sorry. I never intended to insult our troops in uniform serving in Iraq. I hope they will […]
There's a reason why serious presidential hopefuls are often governors or senators -- you really have to demonstrate that you can carry your own state. Forget Florida in 2000, former Tennessee Sen. Al Gore wasn't able to carry his home state -- a seemingly trivial accomplishment that would've made Florida's ballot mess moot. Which brings […]
Senate hopeful Harold Ford, Jr. of Tennessee hasn't been running the most deft of campaigns against Bob Corker. And the other night he stuck his foot in it again. My friend Lincoln Davis who chairs our campaign says there are, there’s one big difference between us and misfortunate Republicans when it comes to our faith: […]
Hugh Hewitt had Andrew Sullivan on his radio show yesterday. The transcript is incomplete, but you can listen to the interview in two parts here. (You'll need to scroll down a little bit, and listen to the 50-minute long part first.) Full disclosure: Shortly after 9/11, when Sullivan was still sane, he once referred to […]
ABC's online political blog-type-thingy "The Note" has the outline of how the media has planned to cover these last two weeks leading up to the midterm election. "The Note" lists the 12 storylines and then follows up with link after link after link after link to examples. A few selected highlights: How the (liberal) Old […]
Yes, it's the political silly season, which means that the stupid too often gets mixed up with the serious. Serious: Sen. Harry Reid's shady land deals and failure to accurately report his investments, as required by Senate rules. Silly: This Time magazine story on Rep. Jane Harman's (D-Calif.) efforts to keep her seat on the […]
Sen. Bob Menendez, who was appointed to his current job when John Corzine decided that he preferred running the state government, apparently believes that New Jersey voters are complete morons -- especially the Jews. Connecticut U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman's tough re-election fight has caused his Democratic colleagues in the Senate to walk a fine line, […]